Recipe: Perfect Cream of Spinach Soup

Cream of Spinach Soup. Rich and creamy spinach soup, with fresh or frozen spinach, onion, potatoes, broth, cream and sour cream. This soup can be served hot or chilled. Garnish with chopped chives, sprinkles of allspice, or a dollop of sour cream.

Crusty bread is a must with cream soups! Croutons are also a good option! This soup really benefits from a handful of crumbled bacon! You can cook Cream of Spinach Soup using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cream of Spinach Soup

1. You need 1 pound of spinach, well washed, thick stems trimmed.
2. You need 3 of spring onions, trimmed & roughly chopped.
3. It's 3 cups of chicken or vegetable stock.
4. You need of Small grating of nutmeg.
5. Prepare of Salt and pepper.
6. You need 1 cup of heavy or light cream, half-and-half or milk.

This spinach soup, with a touch of nutmeg and some cream, is a classic combination, and its flavor justifies that distinction. Pour soup into a blender, in batches if necessary, and carefully purée. Return to pan, add cream, and, over medium-low heat, reheat gently, stirring occasionally. It is possible to have a creamy vegan spinach soup without adding any dairy-free milk or cream.

Cream of Spinach Soup step by step

1. Place trimmed spinach and chopped spring onions in a large saucepan..
2. And stock to the saucepan and turn heat to medium high. Bring to a boil, and lower heat so mixture barely bubbles. Cook, stirring occasionally, until spinach is very tender, about 10 minutes..
3. Turn off heat, add nutmeg and a sprinkling of salt and pepper, and let cool at least a few minutes..
4. Pour soup into a blender, in batches if necessary, and carefully purée. (Alternatively, use an immersion blender directly in the pan which is what I do when blending soups.) Return to pan, add cream, and over medium-low heat, reheat gently, stirring occasionally. When soup is hot, adjust seasoning, and serve..
5. Garnish with a few pieces of the chopped onions or a swirl of cream (optional)..

The not-so-secret ingredient is the potato. That's right whole foods all the way! It technically makes this recipe more of a vegan spinach and potato soup though. I hope you don't mind. 🙂. Serve this creamy spinach soup piping hot, with a fresh buttered baguette.

Subscribe to receive free email updates: